CDC Micro Caddis

Detailed instructions for tying a CDC Micro Caddis.
Recipe:
Hook: Standard dry-fly hook (here, a Dai-Riki 305), sizes 18-22.
Thread: Veevus, 16/0, tan.
Body: Wood duck, tan, light gray, or cream CDC feather.
Wing: Cahill cream CDC feather.
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[@nicolasbore9232]

This is the simplest caddis fly I have come across but it does work incredibly well on picky trouts. Great channel, thanks for sharing!

[@christopherorman5769]

Petitjean is somewhere smiling happily seeing someone tying the body that way... For the wing, I typically use my fingers to pull and create a ragged appearance, rather than cut. I also use two CDC feathers for the wing, and have even seen some use zelon under the CDC wing. I once was in a pinch during a trico hatch (I had lost my Miller based trico flies at that point), and used a similar tie as this in a size 22 (body was green though and dun for the wings) and pulled a few more fish out of the feeding pod. It works and is simple. Really simple. My last thought is that I love Loon Aquel and it works well for CDC flies.

[@utahflyguy1612]

Quick, simple, deadly. Thanks!

[@nicksparkes1378]

Thanks for the video i tied some up and had some nice wild brown trout here in iceland. I did notice some very small caddis on the water so tried your fly and bang first cast got nailed by brownie.

[@niwelezlusch9610]

Very helpful is to wet the first CDC with water. With enough twist this makes a segmentation

[@ipod1978]

Nice pattern

[@coltonmaxfield4638]

Good video! Just a quick question where do you get the majority of your materials?

[@ahernandez1080]

Colton Maxfield FlyFishing right

[@phoult37]

You think a 6x mono rib would help with durability without comprising the fly?

[@tightlinevideo]

I would for the body, but it is generally the wing that takes the most abuse.

[@phoult37]

Ahh...not much you can do there. Thanks for the feedback!

[@HuntingCreatures]

Thank you for sharing this! I just did a dozen in no time. What time of the year these will work best?

[@Anonymous-jt2jr]

summer i think.

[@singlemom3260]

Do caddis hatch in the winter?

[@ThePorpoisepower]

I find CDC very hard to anchor... do some types of thread work better than others?